Rail-brace.



B. F. PHILLIPS.

-RAIL BRACE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1918.

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RAiL BRACE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, I913.

Patented May 21,1918.

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BENJAMIN F. PHILLIPS, OF CAIRO, WEST VIRGINIA.

RAIL-BRACE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1918.

Application filed February 20, 1918. Serial No. 218,299.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. PHIL- Lirs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cairo, in the county of Ritchie and State of Vest Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Braces, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rail braces and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a new and improved brace having its parts arranged to prevent spreading of the rails at curves, switches and other places, to relieve the outer rail on curves of undue strain and to subject the inner rail to a strain equal to that on the outer rail thereby dispensing with curve braces, double spiking of the outer rail and like expedients heretofore employed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of one end of the brace.

Fig. 2- is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspesctive view of a block used on the brace.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modified form of the brace.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the form shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view on a reduced scale, of the complete rail brace.

In the form of the invention as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the rail brace comprises a bar 1 which is adapted to extend under the rails of a railroad track. The said bar 1 is provided at its upper portion and in the vicinity of its ends with recesses 2 which are adapted to receive the base flanges of track rails 3. The bar 1 is provided at its upper side and at the inner edges of the recesses 2 with inwardly and downwardly inclined surfaces 4 which lie substantially in the same plane as that in which the upper surface of the base flange of the adjacent rail lies when the base flange is in position in the adjacent recess 2. Blocks 5 rest upon the surfaces 4 and bear at their ends against the inner surfaces of the webs of the rails 3. The said blocks are secured in position upon the bar 1 by means of bolts 6 which pass transversely through the said blocks and the said bar. Plates 7 are mounted upon the upper surfaces of the blocks 5 and the outer edges of the said plates bear against the rails 3 at lines under the heads of the said rails. Said plates serve as additional bracing means for the heads of the rails and they cover and protect the parts located below them. Lugs S are provided upon the intermediate portion of the bar 1 and the ends of the blocks 5 bear against the said. lugs. Blocks 11 are secured to the upper surfaces of the outer portions of the bar 1 by means of bolts 11 and the inner ends of the blocks 11 bear against the sides of the webs of the rails 23 and against the sides of the heads thereof and the inner portions of the blocks 11 extend over the upper surfaces of the outer portions of the base flanges of the rails 3.

Thus it wll be seen that a substantial structure is provided for bracing the rails in position with relation to each other and by reason of the structural arrangement of the device the parts may be readily separated in order to remove them from the rails and they may be quickly assembled in order to place them in proper position with relation to each other and with relation to the track rails.

In the formof the invention as shown in Fig. 1 the brace comprises a bar 12 which is adapted to extend under the rails of a track and the said bar 12 is provided at its upper side and in the vicinity of its ends with recesses 13 which are adapted to receive the base flanges of rails let. The bar 12 is provided at its upper side and adjacent the edges of the recess 13 with inclined surfaces 15 which provide notches at the upper portion of the bar 12 and at the opposite sides of the recess 18. These notches are adapted to receive the outer portions of blocks 16 which are held in position upon the bar 12 by means of bolts 17 which pass transversely through the said blocks and the said bar. The inner portions of the blocks 15 extend over the upper surfaces of the base flanges of the rails 14L and the inner ends of the blocks bear against the opposite sides of the webs of the rails 14. Plates 18 are mounted upon the upper surfaces of the blocks 16 and the said plates bear at their inner edges against the under sides of the rail heads 14 and brace the same and protect the parts below.

In the form of the invention as shown in Fig. 4 the blocks 16 and the plates 18 which are located at the opposite sides of the rail 14: are alike in proportions andconfiguration consequently the said blocks may be indiscriminately placed at theinner or outer surfaces of the rail 14. When the blocks 16 and the plates 18 are in position against the opposite sides of the rails 14: and the base of the rail is seated in the recess 13 the rail is securely held in position upon the bar 12 and inasmuch as the bar 112 extends under both of the rails of the track the said rails at the opposite sides of the track are held in proper position With relation to each other and are prevented from spreading with relation .to each other.

From the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it Will beseen that a rail brace of simple and durable structure-is provided and that the same may be economically used for effectually preventing the displacement of track rails With relation to each other and for bracing the parts of. the rails with relation to each other.

Having described the invention What is claimed is:

Arail brace comprising a bar provided at its upper portion and in the vicinity Ofi its ends With recesses adapted to receive the base flc'nges of track rails, the said bar be-' ing .providedat; its upper portion and at the edges of the said recesses With inclined surfaces, blocks resting upon the inclined surfaces and adapted to I bear at their ends against the Webs of the rails, means for securing the blocks upon the inclined surfaces and plates mounted upon the upper surfaces oftheiblocks and adapted tovbear against the rails at the under sides of. the heads of the rails.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

BENJAMIN F. PHILLIPS.

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